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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Happy Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Happy Acres and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Happy Acres:
- 39.444275, -76.346904
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Happy Acres
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Since Happy Acres is near Baltimore County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Happy Acres
Communities Also Named Happy Acres ...
We found six communities that are also named Happy Acres.
There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Happy Acres.
Beyond Maryland, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Carroll County
- This Happy Acres is located in Carroll County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the west of the Happy Acres that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Happy Acres.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Happy Acres is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Happy Acres that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Happy Acres.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Happy Acres is located in Hillsborough County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Happy Acres that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Happy Acres.
- North Carolina
- Transylvania County
- This Happy Acres is located in Transylvania County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Happy Acres that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Transylvania County community of Happy Acres.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Happy Acres is located in Knox County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Happy Acres that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Happy Acres.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Happy Acres is located in Davis County and lies 1,864 miles [2,999.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Happy Acres that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Happy Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Happy Acres ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Cedar Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Spring is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Spring
- Clearview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clearview is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Constant Friendship
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Constant Friendship is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constant Friendship
- Dunwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunwood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwood
- Edgewater Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Springs Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Springs Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs Hills
- Gunpowder
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gunpowder is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunpowder
- Harbour Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harbour Oaks is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Oaks
- Indian Princess
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Princess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Princess
- Ivy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ivy Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
- Jerusalem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jerusalem Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Joppa
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Joppa Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Joppa Landing is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Landing
- Kingsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kingswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingswood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Magnolia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Pleasant Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Singer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Singer is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
- Singer Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Singer Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer Woods
- Stoneybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneybrook is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- Temple Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Temple Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills
- Trimble Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trimble Fields is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble Fields
- Valleybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Valleybrook is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleybrook
- Woodland Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Run is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Run
How Far From Happy Acres to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Happy Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Happy Acres and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the North.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Happy Acres to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 52 miles [83.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,845 miles [9,406.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,428 miles [7,126.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Happy Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Happy Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Happy Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4443, Longitude: -76.3469 In this case, the coordinates for Happy Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.444 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.018 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.208 degrees. |
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